Counseling and psychotherapy in Boulder.

A somatic psychotherapist and trainer since 1982, I work exclusively with singer's, actors, and those who use their voice professionally in their work. Learning to be authentic in front of other humans is not always easy but well worth the time spent. In fact, most people feel that dying would be easier that having to communicate in front of an audience.

Unresolved trauma is the source of our panic states that prevent us from being in the state of calm where true emotion is experienced. Our survival muscles, also called the muscles of initiation, are also the muscles that produce speech and singing. When we are in a state of fight/flight/freeze, they lose access to relaxed elasticity and go into either a hyper or hypo mode of functioning. This is what we call either minimized or maximized function, and neither of them are effective.

I am passionate about therapy, about the healing power of art, and about working with children, adolescents and families. I am a dedicated and empathetic Registered Psychotherapist and Art Therapist, with a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology with a concentration in Art Therapy. I work with individuals on a sliding scale and with groups using both art therapy and traditional talk therapy. At heart I am a transpersonal, strengths-based, client- centered therapist. I have seen the therapeutic process help to shift my own life and the lives of many of my clients. I have witnessed art manifested as a healer in my path and in the journeys that children, adolescents and families make through counseling. I am excited to work with you on your own path; to recognize your strengths and to be with you through your challenges.

Psychotherapy for adults and adolescents.